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TIS Episode 7 - Jacob Despard
Fresh off a 4-month stint competing overseas racing in Hong Kong and Europe, Jacob gives us insight into the day-to-day life of a professional Sprinter and how his aggressive cricket run up as fast bowler shifted into a career in athletics.
He talks about the challenge of transitioning from a successful
junior athlete to competing against men. How he took a year away from athletics to rediscover his passion for running
and then came back and won the famous Stawell Gift race.
Jacob competed at the Birmingham Games in the relay and takes us into the technical world of arcing. Jacob‘s goal in 2024 is to break the sub 10 second barrier, which has only been achieved by one other Australian Patrick Johnston, and to qualify for Paris.
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By Mitch McPhersonFresh off a 4-month stint competing overseas racing in Hong Kong and Europe, Jacob gives us insight into the day-to-day life of a professional Sprinter and how his aggressive cricket run up as fast bowler shifted into a career in athletics.
He talks about the challenge of transitioning from a successful
junior athlete to competing against men. How he took a year away from athletics to rediscover his passion for running
and then came back and won the famous Stawell Gift race.
Jacob competed at the Birmingham Games in the relay and takes us into the technical world of arcing. Jacob‘s goal in 2024 is to break the sub 10 second barrier, which has only been achieved by one other Australian Patrick Johnston, and to qualify for Paris.